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Ocelot captured using man-made path through jungle at night wins ecology photography contest

Although we think of man as having negative impacts on wildlife, several cats species use paths to rapidly move around the rainforest.

Dec 1, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures Conservation Science pictures

Argentine military submarine ARA San Juan

Argentina calls off search for 44-strong crew of missing submarine ARA San Juan

Argentina's navy has abandoned its search for the missing submarine ARA San Juan because it has "not been possible to locate".

Nov 30, 2017

By Brendan Cole

Argentina

Protesters barricade streets and clash with police in Honduras over disputed presidential election

Both President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his rival Salvador Nasralla, a television game show host allied with leftists, claimed victory after the election.

Nov 30, 2017

By David Sim

Politics Pictures

Puff puff pooch: Medicinal marijuana company plans weed treats for sick dogs

True Leaf wants to sell marijuana-extract chews and treats as health supplement to beat joint pain, anxiety and inflammation.

Nov 30, 2017

By Claire Toureille

Is Conor McGregor in trouble with an Irish cartel? Crime reporter says he is in a 'very dangerous place'

According to an Irish crime reporter, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is in serious danger with the Kinahan cartel after being involved in a pub brawl.

Nov 30, 2017

By Abhinav Kini

Conor McGregor UFC

What are death flights? Argentine pilots hurled dissidents from planes during military dictatorship

Human rights groups claim the military government was responsible for the deaths of around 30,000 people between 1976 and 1983.

Nov 30, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Argentina

Husband allegedly kicked and punched wife for every 'like' she received on Facebook

Pedro Heriberto Galeano has been charged with attempted femicide, deprivation of liberty and coersion – crimes that carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.

Nov 29, 2017

By Karen Noronha

Facebook

Pope Francis urges Myanmar's ethnic minorities to turn the other cheek

In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.

Nov 29, 2017

By David Sim

Pope Francis Rohingya Muslims Human rights

Venezuela: State security forces systematically abused protesters

Dramatic images of police and soldiers cracking down on young protesters were broadcast around the world, but less is known about the thousands more who were hauled away.

Nov 29, 2017

By David Sim

Venezuela Politics Pictures Human rights

Trudeau promises $100m for LGBT soldiers and apologises for 'gay purge'

Justin Trudeau to deliver formal apology in Canadian parliament to LGBT soldiers and police officers who lost their jobs because of anti-gay discrimination.

Nov 28, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

ARA San Juan: Argentine submarine vanished after 'water entered snorkel causing battery to short circuit'

Argentine submarine ARA San Juan vanished after 'water entered snorkel causing battery to short circuit' 12 days ago.

Nov 28, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Argentina

Argentine woman cuts off 40-year-old boyfriend's penis using a pair of garden shears as he slept

Barattini Barattini allegedly intruded into her boyfriend's house in the dead of the night before committing the crime.

Nov 28, 2017

By Divya Kishore

Argentina's missing submarine: ARA San Juan commander's final message before disappearance revealed

The Argentine navy believes an explosion may have been caused when by a battery short-circuited when water had entered the vessel through its snorkel.

Nov 28, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Argentine submarine crew could be alive in 'extreme survival' conditions after 11 days lost

Argentine navy will not rule out survival of crew members of missing ARA San Juan submarine, 11 days after it vanished.

Nov 27, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Argentina

Sex island tourists 'offer to pay $10,000' for week-long binge of drugs and prostitutes

The organiser of a sex-fuelled holiday experience promising access to booze, drugs and prostitutes claim clients have offered to pay up to $10,000 for the debauchery to continue.

Nov 27, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Cuba is back to the 'Cold War days': Cubans see bleak future, one year after Fidel Castro's death

A year after the former president's death, the country is facing economic troubles due to Trump's hostile relationship with the current government.

Nov 25, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Cat named after Notorious BIG shot 15 times - but lives to tell the tale

Feline named in tribute to the late great Biggie Smalls survived barrage of bullets from unknown assailant.

Nov 24, 2017

By Neil Murphy

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